There’s a week left in the 2015 legislative session and there’s great uncertainty over whether the legislature can pass a budget that will NOT be vetoed by Governor Bobby Jindal. Jeremy Alford, with la-politics-dot-com, says the legislature is struggling with putting together a spending plan that’s revenue neutral, which the governor has requested…

cut 7 (06) “modern times”

He says if Jindal does veto the budget, we could see an override veto session.

This is the third Louisiana Radio Network Gubernatorial Question of the Week. We asked, “As Governor, how would you reform the Medicaid program? Would you accept federal dollars so more uninsured people can receive coverage?” Democratic State Representative John Bel Edwards says in Louisiana, Medicaid expansion would benefit 290,000 working poor people…

cut 13 (09) “into Louisiana”

The responses of all four major candidates can be found at louisianaradionetwork-dot-com.

Tickets to the Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwood shows in New Orleans go on sale this morning at 10am. The couple will be performing in Louisiana for the first time in 18 years on July 10th and 11th at the Smoothie King Center. General manager Alan Freeman says they expect tickets to go fast…

cut 4 (10) “the other cities”

The tickets, including fees, are $74.98 each and will only be sold online at ticketmaster-dot-com.

Dr. Willie Larkin has been selected as the next president of Grambling State University. Larkin received a unanimous vote of the University of Louisiana System Board. Most recently, Larkin served as chief of staff in the Office of the President at Morgan State University in Baltimore.